Politics Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels looting aid supplies, US agency says Nairobi – Rebels in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have been looting aid warehouses, the US aid agency said on... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
Politics Over 7 000 schools damaged by Tigray war… 1.42m students unable to attend classes Addis Ababa – More than 7 000 schools have been damaged as a result of the expanding conflict in Ethiopia,... Read more 31 Aug, 2021
Politics Tigray rebels accuse AU of bias as mediation efforts grow Addis Ababa – Rebel forces from Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray on Sunday accused the African Union (AU) of bias,... Read more 29 Aug, 2021
Politics UN to withdraw Ethiopian peacekeepers on Sudan’s request: Khartoum Khartoum – The United Nations has agreed to a request from Khartoum to withdraw the Ethiopian contingent of a... Read more 26 Aug, 2021
Politics Shell-shocked survivors describe brutal Tigray rebel advance Dessie – After seizing the farming village in northern Ethiopia, the rebels roamed the streets searching for young, able-bodied... Read more 26 Aug, 2021
Technology Ethiopia says developing rivals to social media giants Addis Ababa – Ethiopia is developing its own social media platforms to rival US-owned sites such as Facebook and... Read more 25 Aug, 2021
News Ethiopia denies US accusations of blocking Tigray aid Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government on Friday denied claims by US aid chief Samantha Power that it was blocking... Read more 21 Aug, 2021
Politics Caught in the crossfire, Ethiopian minority flees to Sudan Basinga – Dragged into a conflict not of their making, members of Ethiopia’s Qemant ethnic group say their only... Read more 21 Aug, 2021
News Hunger ’emergency’ in regions bordering war-hit Tigray Addis Ababa – Hundreds of thousands of civilians face “emergency levels of hunger” in two regions that were recently drawn... Read more 10 Aug, 2021
Politics Ethiopia threatens to deploy ‘entire defensive capability’ after rebel advances Addis Ababa – Ethiopia warned on Friday it could deploy its “entire defensive capability” after advances by Tigrayan rebels into... Read more 7 Aug, 2021